Bookstores in Parma
Bookstores reward the browsers. Parma, Emilia-Romagna has 28 mapped right now. That's 28 bookshops mapped around Parma, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Parma (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Libri e Formiche and Casanova, plus Voltapagina. If a bookshop's missing from Parma's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Parma bookstore lineup
28 in Parma, plus 31 more around Parma below:
Libri e Formiche
Bookstore0.1 km from Parma
Libri e Formiche is Bookstore on 2/b Via Vincenzo Mistrali, Parma. Libri e Formiche also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We,Fr 09:00-13:00,15:30-19:30; Th 09:00-13:00; Sa 09:30-13:00,15:30-19:30.
2/b Via Vincenzo Mistrali, Parma, 43121
Hours: Mo-We,Fr 09:00-13:00,15:30-19:30; Th 09:00-13:00; Sa 09:30-13:00,15:30-19:30
Casanova
Bookstore0.1 km from Parma
Casanova — Bookstore, found on 1/a Piazzale Barbieri in Parma.
1/a Piazzale Barbieri, Parma, 43121
Voltapagina
Bookstore0.2 km from Parma
Voltapagina — Bookstore, found on 4/c Via Guglielmo Oberdan in Parma.
4/c Via Guglielmo Oberdan, Parma, 43121
Diari di Borgo
Bookstore0.2 km from Parma
Diari di Borgo is Bookstore on 9 Borgo Santa Brigida, Parma.
9 Borgo Santa Brigida, Parma, 43121
La Feltrinelli
Bookstore0.2 km from ParmaRun by Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore
Run by Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore, La Feltrinelli is Bookstore, found on 17/a Strada Luigi Carlo Farini in Parma. Also worth knowing about La Feltrinelli: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; Su,PH 10:00-20:00.
17/a Strada Luigi Carlo Farini, Parma, 43121
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; Su,PH 10:00-20:00
Monte universitaria Parma editore
Bookstore0.2 km from Parma
Monte universitaria Parma editore — Bookstore, found on 6 Borgo Leon D'oro in Parma.
6 Borgo Leon D'oro, Parma, 43121
Consigli d'Arte Libri
Bookstore0.2 km from Parma
Consigli d'Arte Libri is Bookstore on 4/b Borgo Bruno Longhi, Parma.
4/b Borgo Bruno Longhi, Parma, 43121
Fiaccadori
Bookstore0.2 km from Parma
Fiaccadori is Bookstore on 8/a Strada al Duomo, Parma.
8/a Strada al Duomo, Parma, 43121
Mondadori
Bookstore0.2 km from ParmaRun by Mondadori Retail
Mondadori is Bookstore run by Mondadori Retail on 10/b Borgo Paggeria, Parma.
10/b Borgo Paggeria, Parma, 43121
Mondadori
Bookstore0.3 km from ParmaRun by Mondadori Retail
Mondadori is Bookstore run by Mondadori Retail on 41/a Borgo Paggeria, Parma.
41/a Borgo Paggeria, Parma, 43121
Olivieri Libreria
Bookstore0.3 km from Parma
Olivieri Libreria is Bookstore on 4/d Via al Collegio dei Nobili, Parma.
4/d Via al Collegio dei Nobili, Parma, 43121
Libraccio
Bookstore0.3 km from Parma
Libraccio — Bookstore.
Azzali Editore
Bookstore0.3 km from Parma
Azzali Editore — Bookstore, found on 5/d Piazzale Arrigo Boito in Parma.
5/d Piazzale Arrigo Boito, Parma, 43121
Libreria dello studente
Bookstore0.5 km from Parma
Libreria dello studente is Bookstore on 11/a Strada Massimo D'Azeglio, Parma.
11/a Strada Massimo D'Azeglio, Parma, 43125
Libreria
Bookstore0.5 km from Parma
Libreria is Bookstore on 58/a Strada Nino Bixio, Parma.
58/a Strada Nino Bixio, Parma, 43125
Mondadori
Bookstore0.5 km from Parma
Mondadori is Bookstore on 1/b Borgo Regale, Parma.
1/b Borgo Regale, Parma, 43121
Letto riletto libreria
Bookstore0.5 km from Parma
Letto riletto libreria is Bookstore on 15/d Borgo Regale, Parma.
15/d Borgo Regale, Parma, 43121
Prospero Libri antichi
Bookstore0.5 km from Parma
Prospero Libri antichi is Bookstore on 24/a Strada Aurelio Saffi, Parma.
24/a Strada Aurelio Saffi, Parma, 43121
Pop store
Bookstore0.6 km from Parma
Pop store — Bookstore, found on 51/c Strada Nino Bixio in Parma.
51/c Strada Nino Bixio, Parma, 43125
Universitas
Bookstore0.7 km from Parma
Universitas — Bookstore, found on 3/b Vicolo Grossardi in Parma.
3/b Vicolo Grossardi, Parma, 43125
Futurino Club - Deposito
Bookstore0.7 km from Parma
Futurino Club - Deposito — Bookstore, found on 8/a Via Montegrappa in Parma.
8/a Via Montegrappa, Parma, 43125
Futurino Club
Bookstore0.7 km from Parma
Futurino Club is Bookstore on 4/b Via Montegrappa, Parma.
4/b Via Montegrappa, Parma, 43125
Chourmo Enolibreria
Bookstore0.8 km from Parma
Chourmo Enolibreria is Bookstore on 56/a Strada Matteo Renato Imbriani, Parma.
56/a Strada Matteo Renato Imbriani, Parma, 43125
Libreria universitaria medico-scientifica
Bookstore0.9 km from Parma
Libreria universitaria medico-scientifica is Bookstore on 57/b Strada Massimo D'Azeglio, Parma.
57/b Strada Massimo D'Azeglio, Parma, 43125
Bottega del libro
Bookstore0.9 km from Parma
Bottega del libro — Bookstore, found on 75/a Strada Massimo D'Azeglio in Parma.
75/a Strada Massimo D'Azeglio, Parma, 43125
La Feltrinelli
Bookstore1.1 km from Parma
La Feltrinelli — Bookstore, found on Via Emilia Est in Parma.
Via Emilia Est, Parma, 43121
Tuttolibri
Bookstore2.0 km from Parma
Tuttolibri is Bookstore.
Mondadori Bookstore
Bookstore9.8 km from Parma
Mondadori Bookstore — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Mondadori Bookstore: the map lists its hours as Mo 15:30-19:30; Tu-Sa 09:30-12:30,15:30-19:30.
Hours: Mo 15:30-19:30; Tu-Sa 09:30-12:30,15:30-19:30
What the map tells us about bookstores in Parma
3 of the 28 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
The Parma bookstore crawl
Making a day of it in Parma? Work this order: Libri e Formiche on 2/b Via Vincenzo Mistrali, Casanova on 1/a Piazzale Barbieri, Voltapagina on 4/c Via Guglielmo Oberdan, Diari di Borgo on 9 Borgo Santa Brigida, La Feltrinelli on 17/a Strada Luigi Carlo Farini, Monte universitaria Parma editore on 6 Borgo Leon D'oro, Consigli d'Arte Libri on 4/b Borgo Bruno Longhi, and Fiaccadori on 8/a Strada al Duomo. That's the bookstore crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 20 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Parma
The regulars' playbook for Parma's bookshops:
- Read the first page in the shop at Libri e Formiche. The first-page test never lies. If it doesn't grab you standing there, it won't grab you at home.
- Poetry lives in bookshops at Casanova. Poetry barely exists online as a browsing experience. The poetry shelf in a real shop is a different world.
- Ask about ordering. Independent shops will order anything in print, often in a day or two. No need to default to the big online retailer.
- Magazines and journals matter. The little-magazine rack is where new writers appear first. Cheap, weird, and full of discoveries.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Parma — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Parma can take a while to appear. The 28 above are only as current as the community map. A bookstore that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 28 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more bookstores around Parma
31 more within about 40 km of Parma — here are the 15 nearest:
Libreria 80 di Anselmi
Bookstore15.3 km from Parma
Libreria 80 di Anselmi is Bookstore. Libreria 80 di Anselmi also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Bookshop
Bookstore15.6 km from Parma
Bookshop is Bookstore.
Libreria Semola snc
Bookstore19.7 km from Parma
Libreria Semola snc is Bookstore on 5 Via De Amicis. Libreria Semola snc also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We, Fr-Sa 08:00-12:30, 15:30-19:00; Th 08:00-12:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5 Via De Amicis, 42025
Hours: Mo-We, Fr-Sa 08:00-12:30, 15:30-19:00; Th 08:00-12:30
Phone: +390522371517
Giunti al Punto
Bookstore21.0 km from Parma
Giunti al Punto — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Giunti al Punto: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +39 0524 522750
L'ippogrifo
Bookstore22.5 km from Parma
L'ippogrifo — Bookstore.
Feltrinelli Village
Bookstore24.2 km from Parma
Feltrinelli Village is Bookstore.
Il semaforo blu
Bookstore25.9 km from Parma
Il semaforo blu is Bookstore.
Cosmic Comics
Bookstore26.1 km from Parma
Cosmic Comics — Bookstore, found on 2 in Salsomaggiore Terme. Also worth knowing about Cosmic Comics: the map lists its hours as Tu 15:30-19:00; We-Th 10:00-12:30,15:00-19:00; Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-12:30,15:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2, Salsomaggiore Terme, 43039
Hours: Tu 15:30-19:00; We-Th 10:00-12:30,15:00-19:00; Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-12:30,15:00-19:00
Phone: +39 0524 514887
Librerie Coop
Bookstore26.2 km from Parma
Librerie Coop is Bookstore.
Libreria del Portone
Bookstore26.3 km from Parma
Libreria del Portone — Bookstore.
I Libri Risorti Reggio Emilia
Bookstore26.4 km from Parma
I Libri Risorti Reggio Emilia is Bookstore.
Libreria all'Arco
Bookstore26.4 km from ParmaRun by Libreria all'Arco s.r.l.
Run by Libreria all'Arco s.r.l., Libreria all'Arco is Bookstore, found on 3b Via Emilia Santo Stefano in Reggio nell'Emilia. Also worth knowing about Libreria all'Arco: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-19:30; Su 09:00-19:30 "Per le feste"; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3b Via Emilia Santo Stefano, Reggio nell'Emilia, 42121
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-19:30; Su 09:00-19:30 "Per le feste"; PH off
Phone: +39 0522 440065
Il Voltone
Bookstore26.5 km from Parma
Il Voltone is Bookstore.
Notorius Cinelibreria
Bookstore26.5 km from Parma
Notorius Cinelibreria is Bookstore.
Libreria del Teatro
Bookstore26.5 km from Parma
Libreria del Teatro is Bookstore on 4d Via Francesco Crispi.
4d Via Francesco Crispi
Bookstore listings for Parma: 28 in Parma and 31 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.